Payne Completes Basic Training

Air Force Airman Kix R. Payne graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week...

Red Cross Bloodmobile Coming February 19

The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be coming to Elgin on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Sponsored by Pope John, it will be held at the Knights of...

PJ Speech Team Wins Medals

Two members of the Pope John speech team won medals Saturday. Competing at the Atkinson West Holt High School Speech Tournament, Casey Pelster received the...

Affordable Care Act Presentation To Be February 19

Understanding the Affordable Care Act will be the topic at an upcoming presentation at the Elgin Community Center. Kathy Beers with AARP Nebraska will give...

Highway 14 Association To Meet February 11

Nebraska Highway 14 Association, Inc. will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the J Sports Bar & Grill in Albion....

Henn, PJ Excels At MATHCOUNTS!

Teams of sixth, seventh and eighth grade student “mathletes” from northeastern Nebraska schools competed in the Northeastern Chapter contest of the national MATHCOUNTS program...

Tractor Drive To Be Part of Q125

Time to get grandpa’s tractor ready for the Elgin Q125 Tractor Drive! All colors and makes welcome. Tractors should be 25 years or older. The...

Pre-Diabetes Seminar at TCH

The number is 7.9 million. That’s how many adults in the US have pre-diabetes. Could you be one of them? People living with pre-diabetes...

‘Souper Night’ Sunday at KC Hall

Sunday night promises to be a ‘Souper’ Night with the Elgin Knights of Columbus. Doors will open at the KC Hall at 4:30 p.m. for...

Community Foundation Campaign Surpasses $5,000

Last month, the Elgin Community Foundation (ECF) began their annual fund drive. An affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation, the ECF is working to...

Pope John Paper Drive Is Saturday

The Pope John students will hold a paper drive on Saturday, Jan. 25. Seniors and freshmen are in charge of the project. The following are contact...

Pipeline Guidelines Subject of Public Hearing February 3

The date has been set for a public hearing on proposed regulations for pipeline construction in Antelope County. On February 3, beginning at 8 p.m.,...

Elgin Schools Send Four to UNK Choral Clinic; Concert Monday Night

KEARNEY – High school vocal and instrumental music students from 118 schools in Nebraska and Kansas have been selected to participate in the University...

Pheasants Forever Banquet Is Friday

The 15th annual banquet of the Golden Prairie Pheasants Forever will be held Friday, Jan. 24, at the Neligh American Legion. Doors will open at...

Legislative Session Now Underway

By Kate Sullivan District #41 State Senator The Second Session of the 103rd Legislature was gaveled into order by Lieutenant Governor Lavon Heidemann at 10:00 a.m....

Tilden Community Hospital to Present Q&A on Effects of Healthcare Reform

Are you wondering about recent changes in health care and how they affect you? Or how they will affect rural hospitals like ours? Tilden...

God’s Interruption

By Sherry Tetschner Bartlett Correspondent The Biblical Bible Story of Christmas is filled with interruptions from God. Zechariah was interrupted by an angel, telling him that...

Harold’s Poems — ‘The Letter’

Yesterday I received a letter From a person not to blame Who was so ashamed of his heritage He wouldn’t even sign his name. What would cause this...

Supervisors To Meet Tuesday

The Antelope County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, Jan. 14, beginning at 8 a.m. at the courthouse in Neligh. Items on the agenda include: •...

False ‘Court Case’ Email Scam Circulating In Nebraska

The Nebraska Judicial Branch wants to warn the public about a computer virus that is being delivered via email falsely claiming to be about...